JP2015001714A - Light emitting device and imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism that reduces the occurrence of vibration or noise during a collision of a movable member and reduces the occurrence of vibration or noise during a collision of an operation member, without increasing the cost and size of an imaging apparatus.SOLUTION: The light emitting device butts a stopper section 10b of a movable member 5 energized upward by a tension spring 20 and an abutting section 8b of an operation lever 8 energized to an initial position by a compression spring 21 on different parts on a same elastic member 18 at different times.

Description

  The present invention relates to a light emitting device such as a strobe unit mounted on an imaging device such as a digital camera, and an imaging device including the light emitting device.

  Some imaging apparatuses such as digital cameras include a so-called pop-up strobe unit that moves a movable member having a strobe light emitting unit between a storage position inside the apparatus main body and a light emitting position protruding from the apparatus main body.

  As a driving method for moving the movable member from the housing position of the apparatus main body to the light emitting position, a spring member is often used from the viewpoint of cost reduction and space saving. Further, when the spring member is used, the urging force can be released and the movable member can be instantaneously moved to the light emitting position by a slide operation of the operation lever, etc., so that the operability is excellent.

  On the other hand, when the spring member is used, the movable member stops by colliding with the outer cover or the stopper provided inside the apparatus main body when moving from the storage position to the light emitting position. Therefore, there is a problem that the vibration and noise of the spring member are generated and the user feels uncomfortable.

  Therefore, a technique has been proposed in which a stopper portion that collides with a moving guide pin is formed of an elastic member such as rubber or sponge, thereby mitigating the occurrence of vibration and noise when the movable member stops at the light emitting position ( Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-48249 A

  By the way, when the movable member is moved to the light emitting position by sliding the operation lever, the operation lever is slid against the urging force of the urging member such as a compression spring with a finger or the like. Then, after the slide operation, when the finger or the like is released from the operation lever, the operation lever returns to the original position by the biasing force of the biasing member.

  At this time, similarly to the movable member described above, vibration, noise, and the like are generated due to the collision of the operation lever. In particular, the operation lever is exposed on the exterior surface of the apparatus main body, and vibrations and noise at the time of collision are easily transmitted directly to the user. In this case, it is conceivable that an elastic member such as rubber or sponge is also provided on the operation lever to mitigate the occurrence of vibration and noise at the time of collision.

  However, if the operation lever is provided with an elastic member such as rubber or sponge, it becomes necessary to add a new elastic member, and it is necessary to secure a space for arranging the new elastic member. This causes an increase in size.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a mechanism for reducing the generation of vibration and noise at the time of collision of the movable member and the generation of vibration and noise at the time of collision of the operation member without incurring an increase in cost and size of the imaging device. The purpose is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, a light-emitting device of the present invention has a light-emitting unit, and a movable member that moves between a storage position stored in the device main body of the imaging device and a light-emitting position protruding from the device main body. A support member that movably supports the movable member between the storage position and the light emission position, and one end portion is held by the support member, and the other end portion is held by the movable member, A first urging member for urging the movable member toward the light emitting position, an initial position for retaining the movable member at the storage position against the urging force of the urging member, and releasing the holding. An operation member that can be switched between a release position that moves the movable member to the light emission position by the urging force of the urging member, and a second member that urges the operation member toward the initial position. An urging member and the movable member of the first urging member; When moving to the light emitting position by the force, the stopper portion provided on the movable member comes into contact and elastically deforms, and the operation member returns to the initial position by the biasing force of the second biasing member. And an elastic member that elastically deforms by contacting an abutting portion provided on the operating member at a location different from the stopper portion, and the abutting portion of the operating member is in contact with the elastic member. The stopper portion of the movable member abuts after the abutting portion.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to mitigate the generation of vibration and noise at the time of collision of the movable member and the generation of vibration and noise at the time of collision of the operation member without increasing the cost and size of the imaging device. .

(A) is the perspective view which looked at the digital still camera carrying the strobe unit which is 1st Embodiment of the light-emitting device of this invention from the front side (subject side). (B) is a perspective view showing a state in which the movable member of the strobe unit mounted on the digital still camera shown in (a) has moved to the light emitting position. (A) is a perspective view of the strobe unit viewed from the front side when the movable member is in the retracted position, (b) is a perspective view of the strobe unit viewed from the front side when the movable member is in the light emitting position, and (c) ) Is a perspective view seen from the back side of (b). (A) is a top view of the strobe unit, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line S1-S1 of (a) when the movable member is in the storage position. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along line S1-S1 in FIG. 3A after the lock member is unlocked by the operation lever, and FIG. 3B is a view when the movable member moves to the light emitting position and the operation lever returns to the initial position. It is the S1-S1 sectional view taken on the line of Fig.3 (a). (A) is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of a 1st elastic member and a 2nd elastic member when a movable member exists in a storage position, (b) is the perspective view seen from the back side of (a). . (C) is a perspective view showing the positional relationship between the first elastic member and the second elastic member when the movable member is in the light emitting position, and (d) is a perspective view seen from the back side of (c). . (A) is a top view of the strobe unit, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line S2-S2 of (a) when the movable member is in the storage position. FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view taken along line S2-S2 of FIG. 6A when the front-side stopper portion and the back-side stopper portion collide with the second elastic member and the first elastic member, respectively. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line S2-S2 of FIG. 6A when the movable member is at the light emission position. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the state when a movable member exists in a storage position from the front side in the flash unit which is 2nd Embodiment of the light-emitting device of this invention. FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the strobe unit viewed from the front side when the movable member is in the light emitting position, and FIG. 5C is a perspective view of the strobe unit viewed from the back side of FIG. (A) is a top view of the flash unit, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line S3-S3 of (a) when the movable member is in the storage position. 9A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line S3-S3 in FIG. 9A after unlocking by the operation lever, and FIG. 9B is a view when the movable member moves to the light emitting position and the operation lever returns to the initial position. It is S3-S3 sectional view taken on the line of (a). (A) is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of a 1st elastic member and a 2nd elastic member when a movable member exists in a storage position, (b) is the perspective view seen from the back side of (a). . (C) is a perspective view showing the positional relationship between the first elastic member and the second elastic member when the movable member is in the light emitting position, and (d) is a perspective view seen from the back side of (c). .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a digital still camera equipped with a strobe unit, which is a first embodiment of the light emitting device of the present invention, as seen from the front side (subject side). FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing a state in which the movable member of the strobe unit mounted on the digital still camera shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a digital still camera is exemplified as the imaging device, but is not limited thereto.

  The digital still camera shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a lens portion 2 on the front side of the camera body 1, and a release button 3, a power button 4, and the like are provided on the upper surface portion of the camera body 1. A strobe unit 7 is provided on the upper surface portion on the right side when viewed from the front side of the camera body 1, and an operation lever 8 of the strobe unit 7 is exposed on the right side surface portion. Here, the camera body 1 corresponds to an example of the apparatus body of the present invention.

  By operating the operation lever 8, the movable member 5 of the strobe unit 7 is housed in the camera body 1 (FIG. 1 (a)) and the light emission position (FIG. 1) is projected upward from the upper surface of the camera body 1. 1 (b)) is allowed to move straight ahead.

  Then, with the movable member 5 moved to the light emitting position, strobe light is emitted from the xenon tube 22 (see FIG. 6) provided on the movable member 5 toward the subject via the prism 6. Here, the xenon tube 22 and the prism 6 correspond to an example of the light emitting unit of the present invention.

  FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the strobe unit 7 viewed from the front side when the movable member 5 is in the storage position. FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the strobe unit 7 viewed from the front side when the movable member 5 is in the light emitting position. FIG.2 (c) is the perspective view seen from the back side of FIG.2 (b).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the movable member 5 has internal parts such as a prism 6, a xenon tube 22 (see FIG. 6), and a trigger coil (not shown). The internal parts are a front side case 9 and a back side case 10. Covered by. The front side case 9 forms an exterior of the front surface, the upper surface, and both side surfaces of the movable member 5.

  The xenon tube 22 and the trigger coil are connected to the capacitor 11 and the circuit board 12 through the wiring member 13, thereby forming an electric circuit for emitting light. The movable member 5 is supported so as to be able to move straight in the vertical direction between the storage position and the light emitting position while being sandwiched between the front cover 14 and the back cover 15. Here, the front side cover 14 and the back side cover 15 correspond to an example of a support member of the present invention.

  A capacitor 11 and a circuit board 12 are attached to the back side cover 15. The back cover 15 is provided with a lock member 16 that restricts movement of the movable member 5 at the storage position.

  The lock member 16 is held so as to be movable between a lock position and a lock release position in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) with respect to the back cover 15 and is locked by a compression coil spring 17 (hereinafter referred to as a compression spring 17). It is biased in the direction of (initial position). Here, the operation lever 8 and the lock member 16 correspond to an example of the operation member of the present invention.

  The front case 9 is provided with a stopper portion 9a, and the rear case 10 is provided with a stopper portion 10b (see FIG. 3B). A first elastic member 18 is attached to the side cover 7 a provided with the operation lever 8, and a second elastic member 19 is attached to the front cover 14. The operation lever 8 and a part of the side cover 7a are exposed to the right side exterior as viewed from the front side of the camera body 1 (see FIG. 1A).

  The first and second elastic members 18 and 19 are formed by being cut out from a sheet material such as sponge or silicon rubber having a bubble structure, and have a constant thickness. Further, the first and second elastic members 18 and 19 are substantially T-shaped and bilaterally symmetric so that the assembling directions to the side cover 7a and the front cover 14 are not limited.

  When the movable member 5 moves to the light emitting position, the stopper portion 9a of the front case 9 collides with the second elastic member 19, and the stopper portion 10b of the rear case 10 collides with the first elastic member 18 ( 4A), the impact when the movable member 5 is stopped is reduced.

  FIG. 3A is a top view of the strobe unit 7. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line S1-S1 of FIG. 3A when the movable member 5 is in the storage position. 4A is a cross-sectional view taken along line S1-S1 of FIG. 3A after the lock member 16 is unlocked by the operation lever 8. FIG. FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line S1-S1 of FIG. 3A when the movable member 5 moves to the light emission position and the operation lever 8 returns to the initial position.

  FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between the first elastic member 18 and the second elastic member 19 when the movable member 5 is in the storage position, and FIG. 5B is a view in FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the back side, and respond | corresponds to FIG.3 (b), respectively. FIG. 5C is a perspective view showing the positional relationship between the first elastic member 18 and the second elastic member 19 when the movable member 5 is in the light emitting position, and FIG. 5D is a view in FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the back side, and respond | corresponds to FIG.4 (b), respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tension coil spring 20 (hereinafter referred to as the tension spring 20) has one end hooked to a fixed hook portion 15 a provided on the back cover 15 and the other end. The portion is hooked to a hook portion 10 a provided on the back side case 10 of the movable member 5. In such a latched state, the tension spring 20 is in a state of being most extended in the vertical direction at the storage position of the movable member 5 shown in FIG. Here, the tension spring 20 corresponds to an example of the first biasing member of the present invention.

  Further, the back side case 10 of the movable member 5 is provided with a stopper portion 10b. The urging force of the tension spring 20 that attempts to move the movable member 5 upward at the storage position of the movable member 5 shown in FIG. 4A is detected by the lock portion 16 a that is a receiving surface formed on the lock member 16. It is received by contacting the part 10b.

  Thereby, the movable member 5 is held at the storage position inside the camera body 1. Further, when the movable member 5 moves to the light emitting position, the stopper portion 10b comes into contact with the first elastic member 18 and stops the movable member 5 (see FIG. 4A).

  A compression coil spring 21 (hereinafter referred to as a compression spring 21) urges the operation lever 8 upward in the figure. A contact portion 8 b is provided at the upper end portion of the operation lever 8, and a stopper portion 8 c is provided at a side portion of the operation lever 8. Here, the compression spring 21 corresponds to an example of a second urging member of the present invention.

  When the movable member 5 is in the storage position shown in FIG. 3B, the contact portion 8b of the operation lever 8 is in contact with the first elastic member 18 and the stopper portion 8c is locked to the side cover 7a. Thus, the compression spring 21 is biased. Here, in FIG. 3B and FIG. 4B, a region 18 b indicates a region where the first elastic member 18 is pressed and elastically deformed by the contact portion 8 b of the operation lever 8. Here, the side cover 7a corresponds to an example of the exterior member of the present invention.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the compression spring 21 is in a compressed state while the user slides the operation lever 8 in the arrow A direction against the urging force with a finger or the like. Further, when the user releases a finger or the like from the operation lever 8, the compression spring 21 returns the operation lever 8 to the initial position by the biasing force as shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the sliding surface 8 a provided on the operation lever 8 and the sliding surface 16 b provided on the lock member 16 are formed as inclined surfaces that are inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the operation lever 8 and are in contact with each other. . Therefore, when the operation lever 8 is slid in the direction of arrow A, the lock member 16 moves from the lock position to the lock release position by a so-called wedge action.

  That is, the lock member 16 can be switched via the operation lever 8 between the lock position where the lock portion 16a engages the stopper portion 10b and the lock release position where the lock portion 16a retracts from the stopper portion 10b. ing.

  By switching the lock member 16 to the unlock position via the operation lever 8, the urging force of the tension spring 20 is released, and the movable member 5 moves upward.

  And while the stopper part 10b collides with the 1st elastic member 18, the stopper part 9a collides with the 2nd elastic member 19, and each elastic member 18 and 19 is elastically deformed. Thereafter, the movable member 5 stops at a position where the urging force of the tension spring 20 and the repulsive force of the two elastic members 18 and 19 are balanced, that is, at the light emitting position shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the first elastic member 18 and the second elastic member 19 are disposed at positions facing each other with the movable member 5 interposed therebetween. Here, the first elastic member 18 and the second elastic member 19 have not only the material but also the common contact area with the stopper portion 10a, the contact area with the stopper portion 9a, and the height and thickness. Thus, the rate of change of the elastic repulsion force when the environmental temperature changes can be made substantially the same. Thereby, even if the camera body 1 is used under various environments, the movable member 5 is held without being inclined at the light emitting position.

  Further, the first elastic member 18 and the second elastic member 19 may be arranged at positions facing each other with the tension spring 20 interposed therebetween. With such an arrangement, the urging force of the tension spring 20 that moves the movable member 5 can be received in a well-balanced manner, and the same effect as described above can be obtained.

  The movable member 5 that has moved to the light emission position can be moved to the storage position when the user pushes the upper surface of the movable member 5 into the camera body 1. At this time, the lower surface of the stopper portion 10b on the back side comes into contact with the sliding surface 16b of the lock member 16 and retracts the lock member 16 against the urging force of the compression spring 17.

  Thereafter, the lock portion 16a is engaged with the upper surface of the stopper portion 10b, and the movable member 5 is held at the storage position in the camera body 1 with the tension spring 20 extended (see FIG. 3B).

  6A is a top view of the strobe unit 7, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line S2-S2 of FIG. 6A when the movable member 5 is in the storage position.

  FIG. 7A shows S2-S2 in FIG. 6A at the moment when the front-side stopper portion 9a and the back-side stopper portion 9b collide with the second elastic member 19 and the first elastic member 18, respectively. It is line sectional drawing. FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along line S2-S2 of FIG. 6A when the movable member 5 is in the light emission position.

  6 and 7, the left side is the front side of the camera body 1, that is, the subject side. When the operation lever 8 is slid in the state of FIG. 6B, the lock by the lock member 16 is released as described above, and the movable member 5 moves upward as shown in FIG. 7A.

  The front-side stopper portion 9 a collides with the second elastic member 19, and the back-side stopper portion 10 b collides with the first elastic member 18. Thereafter, the movable member 5 is further raised, and stops at the position shown in FIG. 7D, that is, the light emitting position in a state where the respective elastic members 18 and 19 are deformed.

  In FIG. 7B, a region 18a indicates a region where the first elastic member 18 is elastically deformed by the collision of the back side stopper portion 10b, and a region 19a is a second elastic member by the collision of the front side stopper portion 9a. The region where the member 19 is elastically deformed is shown.

  Here, the deformation amount of the region 18a in the first elastic member 18 and the deformation amount of the region 19a in the second elastic member 19 are substantially the same, and the movable member 5 is inclined in the front-rear direction at the light emitting position. It is held stably.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, the collision between the region 18 a elastically deformed by the collision of the stopper portion 10 b on the back side with the first elastic member 18 and the contact portion 8 b when the operation lever 8 is returned. The region 18b that is elastically deformed by is disposed close to the region 18b.

  Here, the movable member 5 momentarily moves upward as soon as the lock is released, while the operation lever 8 confirms that the user has completed the movement of the movable member 5 to the light emitting position. Release your finger from to return to the original position. Therefore, there is a time difference between the contact of the stopper portion 10b on the back side with the first elastic member 18 and the contact of the contact portion 8b of the operation lever 8.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the back-side stopper portion 10b and the contact portion 8b of the operation lever 8 collide with the first elastic member 18 at different locations with a time lag, so that the first end due to repeated durability. The settling of the elastic member 18 is reduced.

  By the way, in the camera body 1 in which the lens unit 2 protrudes greatly toward the subject side, the strobe light is blocked by the lens unit 2, and shadows and unevenness are likely to occur in the captured image.

  In this case, if the distance between the optical axis of the lens unit 2 and the optical axis of the prism 6 at which the strobe light is not blocked by the lens unit 2 can be secured at the light emission position of the movable member 5, the stop position of the movable member 5 is maintained. The accuracy is not a big problem.

  In general, since the elastic member has a large external shape variation in processing and a lot difference in material, the stop position of the movable member 5 defined by the repulsive force of the elastic member varies somewhat, but the prism 6 has such an irradiation angle. Designed with allowance.

  On the other hand, if the stop position of the operation lever 8 varies, the gap in appearance with the side cover 7a becomes non-uniform, so the stop position accuracy is important.

  Therefore, the operation lever 8 is decelerated while the contact portion 8b collides with the first elastic member 18 and elastically deforms the first elastic member 18, and finally the stopper portion 8c is engaged with the side cover 7a. To stop. As a result, the operation lever 8 can be accurately stopped at a specified position with respect to the side cover 7a.

  Further, the first elastic member 18 has a height direction (contact direction) dimension of a region 18b where the contact portion 8b of the operation lever 8 collides and elastically deforms, and the back side stopper portion 10b collides. It is larger than the dimension in the height direction of the region 18a to be elastically deformed.

  When the elastic member has a large thickness in the direction of deformation and increases the elastic region, the amount of deformation until the elastic repulsion force and the biasing force of the compression spring 21 are balanced, that is, the stroke to the stop position of the operation lever 8 increases. .

  Therefore, by making the dimension in the height direction of the region 18b larger than the dimension in the height direction of the region 18a, before the elastic repulsion force of the first elastic member 18 and the biasing force of the compression spring 21 are balanced, The stopper portion 8c of the operation lever 8 can be reliably locked to the side cover 7a. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the gap in appearance between the operation lever 8 and the side cover 7a from becoming uneven.

  In the present embodiment, the elastic deformation amount of the region 18a is larger than the elastic deformation amount of the region 18b. This is because the urging force of the tension spring 20 is larger than the urging force of the compression spring 21, and the front side stopper portion 9 a and the back side stopper portion 10 b are respectively in the second elastic member 19 at the light emitting position of the movable member 5. The first elastic member 18 is in a state of being bitten. Thereby, the movable member 5 is stably held, and it is possible to prevent the movable member 5 from tilting or rattling when the camera body 1 is shaken.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the stopper portion 10b on the back side of the movable member 5 and the contact portion 8b of the operation lever 8 are caused to collide with the first elastic member 18 at different locations. Therefore, it is not necessary to add a new elastic member or secure a space for arranging a new elastic member in order to reduce the occurrence of vibration and noise at the time of collision of the operation lever 8.

  Accordingly, it is possible to mitigate the generation of vibration and noise at the time of the collision of the movable member 5 and the generation of vibration and noise at the time of the collision of the operation lever 8 without increasing the cost and size of the camera.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a digital still camera equipped with a strobe unit, which is a second embodiment of the light emitting device of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the part which overlaps or corresponds to the said 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to each figure, the description is abbreviate | omitted, and only a different point is demonstrated.

  FIG. 8A is a perspective view of the strobe unit 70 viewed from the front side when the movable member 5 is in the storage position. FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the strobe unit 70 viewed from the front side when the movable member 5 is in the light emission position. FIG.8 (c) is the perspective view seen from the back side of FIG.8 (b).

  As shown in FIG. 8, an operating lever 108 is held on the exterior cover 107 on the upper surface of the camera body 1 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction of the camera body 1 on the back side of the movable member 5. In the present embodiment, the operation lever 108 also serves as a lock member of the movable member 5 and can be slid between the lock position and the lock release position, and is formed integrally with a lock portion (not shown). Yes. A first elastic member 118 is held on the exterior cover 107.

  FIG. 9A is a top view of the strobe unit 70. FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view taken along line S3-S3 of FIG. 9A when the movable member 5 is in the storage position.

  10A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line S3-S3 of FIG. 9A after the lock is released by the operation lever 108. FIG. FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along line S3-S3 of FIG. 9A when the movable member 5 moves to the light emission position and the operation lever 108 returns to the initial position.

  FIG. 11A is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between the first elastic member 118 and the second elastic member 19 when the movable member 5 is in the storage position, and FIG. 11B is a view in FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the back side, and respond | corresponds to FIG.9 (b), respectively. FIG. 11C is a perspective view showing a positional relationship between the first elastic member 118 and the second elastic member 19 when the movable member 5 is in the light emitting position, and FIG. 11D is a view in FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the back side, and respond | corresponds to FIG.10 (b), respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a contact portion 108 a is provided on a side surface in the sliding direction of the operation lever 108, and a stopper portion 108 b that is engaged with the exterior cover 107 is provided. As shown in FIG. 9B, in the retracted position of the movable member 5, the operating lever 108 is in a state where the contact portion 108a is in contact with the first elastic member 118 and the stopper portion 108b is locked to the exterior cover 107. Thus, it is biased by the compression spring 17 in the left direction in the figure.

  Here, in FIG. 9B and FIG. 10B, a region 118b indicates a region where the first elastic member 118 is elastically deformed by the collision of the contact portion 108a of the operation lever 108. The compression spring 17 is in a compressed state while the user slides the operation lever 108 in the direction of arrow B in FIG.

  In addition, after the user releases a finger or the like from the operation lever 108, the compression spring 17 pushes back the operation lever 108 by its urging force as shown in FIG. Return to the initial position in the locked state. Here, in this embodiment, the compression spring 17 corresponds to an example of the second urging member of the present invention, and the operation lever 108 corresponds to an example of the operation member of the present invention.

  In this embodiment, the operation lever 108 collides with the side surface of the first elastic member 118, and decelerates while elastically deforming the first elastic member 118 in the horizontal direction, and finally the stopper portion 108b is moved. It stops by engaging with the outer cover 107. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The configuration of the present invention is not limited to those exemplified in the above embodiments, and the material, shape, dimensions, form, number, arrangement location, and the like are appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. Is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera body 2 Lens part 5 Movable member 7 Strobe unit 8 Operation lever 8b Contact part 8c Stopper part 9a Stopper part 10b Stopper part 18 First elastic member 19 Second elastic member 21 Compression spring

Claims (8)

A movable member having a light emitting section and moving between a storage position stored in the apparatus main body of the imaging apparatus and a light emission position protruding from the apparatus main body;
A support member that movably supports the movable member between the storage position and the light emitting position; one end portion is held by the support member, and the other end portion is held by the movable member; A first biasing member that biases the movable member toward the light emitting position;
An initial position for holding the movable member at the storage position against the biasing force of the biasing member, and a release position for releasing the holding and moving the movable member to the light emitting position by the biasing force of the biasing member. An operation member that can be switched between and
A second urging member that urges the operation member toward the initial position;
When the movable member is moved to the light emitting position by the urging force of the first urging member, a stopper portion provided on the movable member is brought into contact and elastically deformed, and the operation member is moved to the second position. An elastic member that elastically deforms when the abutting portion provided on the operation member abuts on a different location from the stopper when the urging force of the urging member returns to the initial position;
The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the contact portion of the operation member contacts the elastic member after the stopper portion of the movable member contacts.   2. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein an urging force of the first urging member is larger than an urging force of the second urging member.   3. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member has a thickness in a direction in which the contact portion abuts larger than a thickness in a direction in which the stopper portion abuts.   4. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the operation member is locked to an exterior member at the initial position after the contact portion contacts the elastic member. 5. When the movable member is moved to the light emitting position by the urging force of the first urging member, the other stopper member provided on the movable member comes into contact with another elastic member that elastically deforms,
5. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member and the other elastic member are disposed at positions facing each other with the movable member interposed therebetween. When the movable member is moved to the light emitting position by the urging force of the first urging member, the other stopper member provided on the movable member comes into contact with another elastic member that elastically deforms,
The said elastic member and said other elastic member are arrange | positioned in the position which mutually opposes on both sides of the said 1st biasing member in between. Light emitting device.   The elastic deformation amount of the elastic member when the stopper portion abuts is equal to the elastic deformation amount of the other elastic member when the other stopper portion abuts. 6. The light emitting device according to 6. An imaging device comprising a light emitting device,
An imaging apparatus comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 1 as the light-emitting device.

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